A Louisville doctor is accused of selling drug prescriptions to his patients.

George Kudmani, 68, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 14 charges Wednesday. According to the indictment, Kudmani illegally prescribed painkillers for more than three and a half years. Court documents also showed that 11 different patients were part of the scam.

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From January 2009 to September 2012, authorities said Kudmani wrote his patients prescriptions in exchange for $35 cash at his office on Stonestreet Road. Investigators said the gynecologist would issue the prescriptions without an exam.

"He was seeing patients for not a legitimate medical use, need or necessity," said Martin Redd with the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Redd said Kudmani prescribed several types of pain pills, including oxycodone and hydrocodone. Investigators said the doctor puts in benefit claims after his patients filled their order at the pharmacy.

Redd said Kudmani also performed unneeded medical services and had health care providers reimburse him.

"He was billing for medical reasons that weren't within his bounds or that were unnecessary," Redd said.

According to the indictment, Kudmani used $15,000 in cash and a $5,900 check from his scheme to buy a Honda Accord.

Kudmani's name has been removed from the signs at the medical complex where he once worked. Employees at the facility said Kudmani's 30-year-old practice was shut down following a raid of his office in 2012.

Kudmani faces 11 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, two counts of health care fraud and one charge of money laundering.

Redd said he's seen similar cases before.

"It happens. I don't want to say often, but there are cases out there," Redd said.

Kudmani was unaware he had been indicted. He told WLKY News the allegations are lies and he will prove it in court. He said his patients are just mad he cut off their prescriptions.

According to the indictment, Kudmani has to forfeit his medical license, more than $20,000 and the Honda that authorities said he purchased with the alleged illegal money.

If convicted, he could face 230 years in prison and a $10 million fine.